{"id":2153,"date":"2021-08-21T11:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T11:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themanualphotographer.co.uk\/?p=2153"},"modified":"2022-03-12T08:36:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T08:36:07","slug":"gray-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewalkingkev.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/08\/21\/gray-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Gray Hill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"min-width: 260px; max-width: 100%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.outdooractive.com\/en\/embed\/221110276\/js?mw=false\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Gray Hill is a 273m hill in Monmouthshire, near Wentwood. The route above is a very short walk, parking at a dedicated car park that has room for a lot of cars &#8211; there are lots of alternative car parks throughout Wentwood if you wanted a longer walk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51397994575\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51397994575_97c5f7cc4a_b.jpg\" alt=\"Gray Hill\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The summit, looking West. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24m, f11.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The track starts as a gravel road and then splits off to two smaller paths, easy to follow but be careful if it is raining as the path up is clearly a stream when raining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51397722089\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51397722089_f0abb6da06_b.jpg\" alt=\"Gray Hill\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Summit looking North-West towards Wentwood. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24m, f11. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The path is very steep in places and a bit overgrown from above, so requires some ducking &#8211; particularly on the way down. The top is marked by the remains of a cairn with a picnic bench nearby &#8211; so a good spot for a picnic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51396984556\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51396984556_c107a4342d_b.jpg\" alt=\"Gray Hill\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Severn bridges. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24m, f11.  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The views across the Bristol channel are really good, especially on a clear day, so it is a hill well worth walking. You could easily make it into a circular walk as there are plenty of footpaths around the hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/uponnothing\/51396225217\/in\/dateposted-public\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51396225217_44de1c1bae_b.jpg\" alt=\"Gray Hill\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Bristol Channel. | Tamron Adaptall SP 24-48 @ 24m, f11.   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gray Hill is a 273m hill in Monmouthshire, near Wentwood. The route above is a very short walk, parking at a dedicated car park that has room for a lot of cars &#8211; there are lots of alternative car parks throughout Wentwood if you wanted a longer walk. 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